July 04, 2017

Trump Tower is looking a little down and out

Former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown takes a few shots at Trump Tower in his column for the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper.

By Willie Brown

I was in New York last week and stopped by Trump Tower. Like its namesake, it’s starting to look a bit old and frayed at the edges.

First, there’s the entrance. The whole block along Fifth Avenue between West 56th and 57th is a jumble of makeshift police barriers and disheveled police officers. The security looks as if it were thrown up in a hurry and that no one figured it would be there for very long.

Inside, the 34-year-old tower could pass for 50. The marble in the lobby has lost much of its luster, the fountain looked dusty and the mezzanine shops were close to empty. There wasn’t even a line at the Starbucks.

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Former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown takes a few shots at Trump Tower in his column for the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper.

By Willie Brown

I was in New York last week and stopped by Trump Tower. Like its namesake, it’s starting to look a bit old and frayed at the edges.

First, there’s the entrance. The whole block along Fifth Avenue between West 56th and 57th is a jumble of makeshift police barriers and disheveled police officers. The security looks as if it were thrown up in a hurry and that no one figured it would be there for very long.

Inside, the 34-year-old tower could pass for 50. The marble in the lobby has lost much of its luster, the fountain looked dusty and the mezzanine shops were close to empty. There wasn’t even a line at the Starbucks.